The Register's Editorial: At this rate, saving money is expensive

11:42 PM,
Sep. 27, 2013

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The Register?s Editorial Board

Your boss says you shouldn't receive a pay raise next year and there are probably too many of you workers anyway. He advises you to voluntarily be a "good steward" and pay more for your health insurance than you had agreed to pay when you signed up for coverage. At every turn, he tells the public about your overly generous pay and benefits, as well as the need for you to do your job more efficiently.

If this sounds like your boss, you must be a state employee in Iowa. Though it's difficult to imagine the CEO of a company so openly devaluing his workers, the CEO of Iowa unfortunately does. In looking for ...